transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäks ]
noun
( plural ox·en ˈäk-sən ; also ox )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English oxa; akin to Old High German ohso ox, Sanskrit ukṣā bull, and perhaps to Sanskrit ukṣati he moistens, Greek hygros wet — more at humor
Date: before 12th century
1. : a domestic bovine mammal ( Bos taurus ) ; broadly : a bovine mammal
2. : an adult castrated male domestic ox